This reminds me of a pretty funny incident that occured when I first started working at the law firm I recently joined. Another associate and I were having coffee in the coffee room, and a senior partner popped in for a drink. We made idle chatter with him and he departed. He was dressed for court that day, wearing a slim fitting navy suit with pants that hovered about the shoe. It wasn’t a Thom Browne thing, it was a shrinkage thing. The pants had probably been sent to the cleaner one too many times and had probably inadvertently shrunk. The associate I was with chuckled. I chuckled as well, but could only think one thing: that looks damn good! The suit had been worn, washed, worn, washed, worn, washed etc. for so many years that it started to just fit him like a snug little glove. And it looked great. And I think that’s what Thom Browne is going for – the long-worn suit aesthetic right off the rack. Soft, snug, with short sleeves and trousers. I personally love it, and, yes, I think it will be a permanent mainstream fit soon enough. It’s already happening, even if not on purpose!

It looks good. I’m not convinced the shirt sleeve isn’t actually a touch long, and that the amount showing isn’t a bit more then typically you would see, simply from the cuff being too big, and slipping further down then normal. I think there is a mainstream thom/trad look that is beginning to slip into the culture. It’s hard for everyone that grew up in the 90′s to take, but it looks great.

this guy reminds me of officer bill gannon in “dragnet” but this is definitely “trad” and not “thom browne”. i think tb went for the extreme where the pants and jacket are too short. notice the socks are showing when he moved just like what luciano barbera are trying to point out to those men who wear too much break with their pants.

Frankly, I was hating all the TB haters. I think most people have heard so much about his clothes and many have encountered the clothes in person that they’ve realized he really does care about making beautiful things.

If everyone can just take there minds off of the TB silhouette for a second, and actually study the craftsmanship, and sartorial grace that he puts into every one of his pieces, you will quickly realize that he is not only the most inspiring menswear designer of this decade but the most daring and original.If men could just put there immaturity aside for a day and forget what people think or might say on the street i am sure they will never look back on those horrible sack suits men wear now.Who knows, you might even get a date out of it.